Summerville -- Chattooga County, Georgia

People
  City: Population 4556
Avg. Household Income $35,429
  County: Population 25470 people
Avg. Household Income $37,600
Labor
  County: Labor Force 11656 people
Employed 10414 people
Unemployment Rate 10.7%
Taxes
  City: Effective Property Tax No property tax
Millage Rate (incorporated)

0

Freeport Tax Exemption 0%
  County: Effective Property Tax $7.61 per $1000 of fair market value
Millage Rate (unincorporated) 19.05
Freeport Tax Exemption 0%
Local Sales Tax 3%
Job Tax Credit (3500 per job + 500 JDA) $4,000.00
Investment Tax Credit 5%
  State: Sales Tax 4%
Education
Nearest Facilities to Summerville
  Tech: Northwestern Technical College 26 mi.
  2 Year: Coosa Valley Technical College 23 mi.
   Georgia Highlands College 26 mi.
 4 Year: Berry College 20 mi.
  Dalton State College 35 mi.
  Shorter College 22 mi.
Education Completed (age 25+)
  Grade K- 8 2543 14.90%
  Grade 9-12 3921 23.00%
  High School Grad 5921 34.70%
  Some College 2515 14.70%
  Associate Degree 574 3.40%
  Bachelor Degree 810 4.70%
  Graduate Degree 503 2.90%
Transportation
Nearest Transportation from Summerville
  Nearest Interstate Interstate 75 at 30 mi.
  International Airport Atlanta/Hartsfield International at 97 mi.
  Commercial Airport Chattanooga-Lovell Field at 42 mi.
  Rail Service Yes
Water and Sewer Facilities
System Name Plant Name Permitted
Capacity (MGD)
Average
Use (MGD)
Excess
Capacity (MGD)
None Chattooga County Water District #1 0.65 0.48 0.17
  Summerville Water Plant 2.5 2.24 0.48
  Lowe Spring Plant 0.7 0.04 0.26
System Total 3.85 2.76 0.23
Chattooga County water plants not associated with a system.
  Town of Lyerly 0.25 0.16 0.09
  Trion-Mount Vernon Mill 8 5.5 2.5
Chattooga County sewer plants.
  Summerville WPCP 2 1.16 0.84
  Trion WPCP 5 4.41 0.59
Source: SRC DemographicsNow.com , 2007
Georgia Department of Labor (Labor Figures), November 2007
Georgia Department of Economic Development, 2008
Georgia Department of Community Affairs, 2008
Community, last general update, 2000
  Georgia Department of Revenue (Tax Rates), 2007